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HTML:A Man Named Dave, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzerâ??s inspirational and New York Times bestselling trilogy of memoirs that began with A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy.
"All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self-reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking brutality, denying him food and clothing, torturing him in any way she could imagine. This was the woman who told her son she could kill him any time she wanted toâ??and nearly did.
The more than two million readers of Pelzer's New York Times and international bestselling memoirs A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy know that he lived to tell his courageous story. With stunning generosity of spirit, Dave Pelzer invites readers on his journey to discover how he turned shame into pride and rejection into accep… (meer)
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To the lady who gave her all to make me the man I am today, my lovely bride, my best friend, Mrs. Marsha Pelzer. You make me whole and will forever be my Princess.
To my son, Stephen, I can never tell you how precious you are and how much you have changed my life for the better. Everything I do, I do for you.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
I'm scared.
[Epilogue] Without a care in the world, I sip chamagne as I gaze at the clear blue ocean.
[Perspectives - Dave Pelzer] As I enter midlife, even to this day it is difficult for me to fully understand the magnitude of what happened to me as a child.
[Perspectives - Claire Frazier-Yzaguirre, M. Div., MFCC] As a full-time marriage and family therapist, I have been involved for many years with people who've suffered childhood trauma with its tremendous impact in their lives as adults.
[Perspectives - Stephen Pelzer] Over the past thirteen years my dad has done so much for me and for many other people.
[Perspectives - Claire Frazier-Yzaguirre, M. Div., MFCC] We, along with all who are forever touched by your story, join you in this mighty work of hope and healing!
Biography & Autobiography.
Family & Relationships.
Self-Improvement.
Nonfiction.
HTML:A Man Named Dave, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzerâ??s inspirational and New York Times bestselling trilogy of memoirs that began with A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy.
"All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self-reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking brutality, denying him food and clothing, torturing him in any way she could imagine. This was the woman who told her son she could kill him any time she wanted toâ??and nearly did.
The more than two million readers of Pelzer's New York Times and international bestselling memoirs A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy know that he lived to tell his courageous story. With stunning generosity of spirit, Dave Pelzer invites readers on his journey to discover how he turned shame into pride and rejection into accep
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Als jongetje wordt Dave zwaar mishandeld en misbruikt door zijn aan alcohol verslaafde moeder. Ze dreigt hem te zullen vermoorden - en doet dat ook bijna. Zijn vader wendt zijn ogen af. Na jaren van gruwelijke martelingen wordt Dave eindelijk uit huis geplaatst. Wanhopig op zoek naar iemand die van hem houdt, zwerft hij van het ene pleeggezin naar het andere. Ten slotte durft hij de confrontatie aan met zijn moeder, waarbij haar geheime leven wordt onthuld. Zal Dave in staat zijn de ketenen van zijn tragische jeugd van zich af te schudden?
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